This volume chronicles the development of musical instruments and their creation and use from the Old Stone Age to the present. Chapters are organized around types and between them are short
discussions of musicians, the Middle Ages, accompaniment, the rise of modern orchestras and instruments, instruments used for protection or to send messages, mouth instruments, and
classification. B&w photos are included. In addition to the general index, indexes of places and people and instruments and accessories are provided. Montagu was the curator of the Bate
Collection of Musical Instruments and taught music at the U. of Oxford, England. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
